Eric attends HBP screening
Eric attends HBP screening Earlier this evening in Chicago, MuggleNet staffer Eric attended a surprise test screening for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and will be writing a review to be posted within the next 24 hours. Eric has said his report will be relatively spoiler free and also include information on his post-screening meet up with a few special attendees.

We'll also have coverage on an upcoming episode of MuggleCast within the next week or two!
Posted by Micah on Sep 6th | 113 Comments
Visitor Comments
Posted by Jimmy_D Sep 6th 2008

Can't wait to hear about it! XD


Posted by Monkey0 Sep 6th 2008

:OOOOOOO JEALOUS! And wth is up with all the futon ads on here? Seriously.


Posted by DeathlyH Sep 6th 2008

Crap....I'm jealous.


Posted by wumples Sep 6th 2008

How the heck did he get into a test screening, and how was there a test screening without anyone hearing about it? Things like that don't get kept as secrets for very long...And, Monkey0 if the ads are annoying you I'd recommend AdBlock Plus for Firefox, works like a charm - I haven't seen a single banner ad or pop-up in the longest time.


Posted by ccunni Sep 6th 2008

top ten!! i cant wait to read this!!!!!


Posted by Jimmy_D Sep 6th 2008

Lol. I agree with wumples on AdBlock Plus. It's amazing! Besides that I hope they do a mini MuggleCast with this story or something.


Posted by mashy82 Sep 6th 2008

That's so cool! Eric is soooo lucky! If only MuggleCast would have an episode soon, we could hear about it there. =[ I can't wait to read about it, though. (I also get futon ads all the time, but I don't care! It's no big deallll)


Posted by Kranendonky Sep 6th 2008

Curse him! I want to see it!!!


Posted by Sirius_Black Sep 6th 2008

Wow, what an early screening! Sounds awesome, lucky Eric. =D Can't wait to hear all about it (well, not every detail, we need some surprises when we watch it ourselves).


Posted by whatupciz Sep 6th 2008

no way... top ten?


Posted by LilyLuna Sep 6th 2008

Jealous!! Can we please please have a new episode of mugglecast. Please?


Posted by Dreyesbo Sep 6th 2008

Wow, this is bag. Waiting for the review...


Posted by HpAlwaysN4ever Sep 6th 2008

That is so cool!! He is so lucky!


Posted by Kaitlynnn Sep 6th 2008

...WHAT. no fairrr :/ and we all still have to wait another 300 something days. sigh.


Posted by seventhsoul Sep 6th 2008

no way no way!! wow. that's amazing. unfortunately, the rest of us have to wait an ETERNITY for this much-awaited movie. i am quite envious indeed.


Posted by unwillingmuggle Sep 6th 2008

you lucky bastard. Is it worth waiting 10 more months for?


Posted by sharkess10 Sep 6th 2008

what.....how lucky.....


Posted by jhh7487 Sep 6th 2008

uh...take me


Posted by Feathery_Golden_Snidget Sep 6th 2008

Eric had BETTER do at least a mugglecast minnicast to tell us about it, the lucky ducky.


Posted by Feathery_Golden_Snidget Sep 6th 2008

Oh, I just noticed it said there will be a mugglecast in ONE OR TWO WEEKS. Isn't that a bit long? It's already been like two weeks, right? I've lost track. It seems like it's been five weeks. :(


Posted by angelina_johnson92 Sep 6th 2008

OMG! He is so lucky! I would do anything to see the screening!!


Posted by Wizardofmath Sep 6th 2008

Okay, so.... I secretly he wish he would have like, recorded it..haha. And what the heck! Why are they still screening it if it's not coming out soon??? Ugh.


Posted by Wizardofmath Sep 6th 2008

Okay, so.... I secretly he wish he would have like, recorded it..haha. And what the heck! Why are they still screening it if it's not coming out soon??? Ugh.


Posted by citylove3583 Sep 6th 2008

how do ppl find out about this stuff!!!! i live in chicago!! i would have LOVED to go!! damnit! hope eric tells us who he got to see it! & hopefully he liked it!


Posted by citylove3583 Sep 6th 2008

how do ppl find out about this stuff!!!! i live in chicago!! i would have LOVED to go!! damnit! hope eric tells us who he got to see it! & hopefully he liked it!


Posted by singaowl Sep 6th 2008

hogwartsradio.com is gonna have an interview out tomorrow or Monday with Eric. That'll be awesome.


Posted by iheartfredngeorge Sep 6th 2008

If the movie is ready enough to have a surprise screening, it's ridiculous to hold it back til July. I mean REALLY. Not that I don't wish I was invited to the screening of course! LOL


Posted by annabella_123 Sep 6th 2008

ZOMG Eric! This deserves a MC all on its own.. !!!


Posted by hpintwense06 Sep 6th 2008

Wow, that's really cool! Eric is so lucky :]


Posted by crazz25 Sep 6th 2008

why no spoilers?? I LOVE SPOILERS, u should write 2, one w/ one without


Posted by kreacher888 Sep 6th 2008

eric you lucky SOB. please, just tell me, are the Gaunts included?? if not i will be most destrought. please write a spolier FULLL reveiw, and im smelling a specail mugglecast?


Posted by Lorcan_Patrick_McCarthy Sep 6th 2008

I'd rather see a review with spoilers than without. I already know all the main points of the book.


Posted by WB_R_LUNATICS Sep 6th 2008

PLEASE have two reviews. i want to know what they cut out cuz if they cut out a lot i will send soooooooooooooooooooooooo ooo many howlers to Alan Horn!!!!!! and how did eric get to go see it????????????????????? we still have FOREVER to wait for it!!!!!! ERic is soooooooo lucky!!!!!!!!why couldnt he have recorded it????? all the harry potter fans would pay for the fines!!!!!!


Posted by Jimmy_D Sep 6th 2008

lol I love it that I say I hope there is MuggleCast and it actually happens! Yeah! Can't wait!


Posted by JACK5555 Sep 6th 2008

JUST TELL US IF DOBBY IS IN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!


Posted by chommy Sep 6th 2008

He got to see it!? Why aren't they just releasing it soon then!?


Posted by hpninjaskills Sep 6th 2008

From what I've read from Leaky, I`m pretty pissed about the movie. I`m really sad that other people have seen this movie while millions of the other die-hard fans are in shock & depression. If they show a test screening, show the dang movie then! I just want to see it, geez!


Posted by MousieButtons Sep 6th 2008

I am sooo jealous!! This is stupid. Why are they doing this to us? Why show a test screening so soon if its gonna be awhile? Talk about adding another insult to injury. Moving twilight to 11/21 was bad enough. Now this. You still suck WB!!!


Posted by merrymarge Sep 6th 2008

How come Eric got to see a special screening? I live in Phoenix, AZ. It sure would have been nice if there was screening here in Phoenix. I feel so envious! Movie! Movie! Movie! It's Sept. Don't they usually show screenings just before the movie is released? This is a crazy hope, that they changed their minds and decided to release it in Nov. after all.


Posted by tessi Sep 6th 2008

Wow, this has got to be the most ridiculous scheduling for a movie I've ever seen. Test screenings run eleven months before the international release date??? It's more than obvious that Half-Blood Prince is as good as done, and they only changed the release date in order to maximize the profit. Understandable , though, as Warner Brothers is just a corporation like any other. Yeah, it really is folks. Sorry to disillusion some of you, but contrary to popular belief and what the CEO will tell you, they only care about the fans to the extent that they would want as many of you to spend as much of your money as possible. Apparently, the summer is the best time for that in the current movie release environment.


Posted by Half_Blood_Saiyan_Prince Sep 6th 2008

i will kidnap alan rickman and force him to teach me legilimency. if he refuses, i will touch my alivan's wand to the dark mark branded on my forearm and summon ralph fiennes and force him to teach me. if he refuses i will find helena boham carter and get her to use the cruciatus curse on them until they teach me (she owes me a fav). i will use these powers to invade eric's mind and secure the movie in my thoughts. i will then delve deeper into magic than even fiennes himself has delved and extract a high definition .avi file from my own mind. check bittorrent search engines the next few days. i'm not gonna girl out like warner brothers.


Posted by hedwighummer Sep 6th 2008

Lucky.


Posted by Moonpye Sep 6th 2008

Honestly, all I want to hear is: "It was absolutely fantastic." or "It totally sucked." That will appease me (For now). But, like others, I'm still hoping that maybe this RIDICULOUSLY EARLY SCREENING is an indication that the WB might possibly be re-thinking their RIDICULOUSLY UNWISE MOVE. The end.


Posted by Half_Blood_Saiyan_Prince Sep 6th 2008

apparently when you type out "tuo hctib" backwards on mugglenet, it censors it to "girl out". sexist much?


Posted by Feathery_Golden_Snidget Sep 6th 2008

Ha ha Half_Blood_Saiyan_Prince (long name btw, not that I can talk lol) you go try that, while I find my secret store of felix felicis and have a spoon, then go have a little talk with Warner Brothers. I'll see if I get as lucky as Eric!


Posted by rooon Sep 6th 2008

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Posted by Moonpye Sep 6th 2008

P.S.--In discussing this with my boyfriend, we thought it would be entirely plausible for the WB to "reconsider" and spring a Christmas "surprise." We know they can't release it on the originally intended date, but I wonder how many people would flock to the theaters to see it during the holidays. Okay, I don't wonder. I know. About 25 gazillion. 25 gazillion people at $7/ticket equals.... A lot of money. If the WB DOESN'T release the movie sooner than they "intend" to...they're going to be losing money as soon as the film is leaked and people start downloading it. So. I have hope, and so should you. This message brought to you by Obama for Potter.


Posted by quantumsquirrel7 Sep 6th 2008

LEAKY JUST POSTED A REVIEW.


Posted by quantumsquirrel7 Sep 6th 2008

....WITH SPOILERS.


Posted by rooon Sep 6th 2008

Lol! Love the interview! : )




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